Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 136 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 136 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on Mon, Jan 6, 2025, 10:08 AM GMT+13 (21:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-05 21:08:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.509° S, 173.044° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.998 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 635 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.7104 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 633 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4135 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.0142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 605 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4139 km E of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 598 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.5123 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.566 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 645 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4117 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 5.0105 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 652 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.8106 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.4141 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3111 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 655 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2132 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pi1x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.